by Richard Flatau | May 20, 2014 | Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Uncategorized, Workshop
Here is the exciting slate of Cordwood Workshops that are available in Wisconsin this summer (2014). The site is the beautiful and mesmerizing Kinstone Permaculture Academy near Fountain City, WI, which features a gorgeous cordwood chapel and other natural...
by Richard Flatau | Apr 2, 2014 | Alternative Building, Cob, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Off grid, Uncategorized, Workshop
Clarke Snell co-author of the excellent book, Building Green, spoke to our Cordwood Workshop at Love’s Organic Farm near Marshall, North Carolina. We then followed him to his Building Green Cottage site where he gave the class a tour and explanation of the...
by Richard Flatau | Jan 9, 2014 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Natural home for sale, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop
Back in the early 2000’s Ben Falk of Whole System Design https://www.wholesystemsdesign.com/ decided to build a cordwood classroom/workshop on the Island using only natural materials. Ben worked through the Island School and Cape Eleuthera Institute. He...
by Richard Flatau | Jun 9, 2013 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Uncategorized, Workshop
Here is the current listing of Workshops/Courses at the Kinstone Academy of Applied Permaculture. Take a look and see if there is anything you would like to check out. This is a great venue with wonderful people, excellent food and beauty all around. Want more...
by Richard Flatau | Apr 26, 2013 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Workshop
Over the past month, I had the privilege to be interviewed by a Romanian newspaperwoman (Nina May) about Cordwood Construction for the German newspaper Deutsche Zeitung. The article covers existing cordwood in Europe and North America and its potential uses in...
by Richard Flatau | Apr 20, 2013 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, Natural Building, Off grid, Workshop
[If you wish to enlarge this article, press Ctrl and + at the same time and the screen will enlarge.] Ed and Julie McAllen built a gorgeous cordwood home near Galesville, Wisconsin by the Black River. They built it for $23,000 because they recycled, scrounged and...
